dog1660 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I have several Sahara 2500 spinning reels and some are starting to bind up and become hard to reel under a load. I have rebuilt 2 with new drive gears, I think its only a matter of time before they start doing the same thing. The gears are aluminum and wore down. Some internet chatter would suggest that the later models have resolved a internal clearance problem. Have you had the same problems?? Should I consider replacing with later Shimano reels, or go with another brand. I try to stay in the 70-120$ range. I loved them in the beginning but just seems to be the same problem again and again. Please comment and thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 here is a great article on fixing that reel http://www.ncangler.com/forums/threads/72603-Problem-w-Shimano-Symetre-3000FL-(think-same-w-Sahara-2500) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
